A New Normal

by Ryan Hensler // February 20, 2018 // No Comments

Savannah is my spunky, vivacious, beautiful 4-year-old. With regard to her heart, we’re in a holding pattern. Following her second surgery in Boston, she’s had a long, slow multi-year recovery that is led us to this point. Savannah’s mitral valve... Continue reading →

Back to Boston

by Ryan Hensler // October 6, 2015 // 1 Comment

Ever since Savannah’s bivent surgery in May, she just hasn’t been herself. We knew that there were continued issues within her heart, in particular with her AV valves. This led us to Cincinnati several times for chest x-rays to check fluid... Continue reading →

Our Journey Home

by Ryan Hensler // July 26, 2015 // No Comments

Monday, May 18th was Savannah’s complex bivent in Boston. Savannah was discharged from Boston Children’s Hospital on Wednesday, June 3rd. There was then one final slew of outpatient appointments on Friday, June 5th, then we busted out of Boston Children’s Hospital... Continue reading →

Life in the CICU

by Ryan Hensler // May 24, 2015 // No Comments

Savannah is in stable condition here in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of Boston Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While the surgery was technically a success, there are several big hurdles that Savannah needs to overcome. Obviously much of our concern... Continue reading →